Do Friend Support and Strain Moderate the Association Between Physical Limitations and Older Adults' Depressive Symptoms?
Stress theories propose that the mental health consequences of physical health problems are buffered by social support and amplified by relationship strain, yet it is unclear how older adults' friendships moderate these associations. Using data from 2016 and 2018 waves of the Health and Retirement S...
| Publicado en: | Research on Aging Vol. 48; no. 9/10; pp. 444 - 458 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Oct-Dec2026
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